# This readme file was generated on 2025-09-24 by Juhyun Bae

# This contains datasets and codes for the paper titled "The Safety Net and the Gig Economy: Policy Attitudes and Political Participation".

#GENERAL INFORMATION
Software: Stata

#Available files
gig_wave1_weight.dta: Stata dataset file
gig_analysis.log: Stata log file containing replication commands and output

#Replicable Tables and Figures
Table 1: Descriptive Statistics
Figure 1: Coverage of Social Policies by Categories of Workers
Figure 2: Coverage of Means-tested and ACA Programs by Categories of Workers
Figure 3: Primary Responsibility for Providing Three Social Programs
Figure 4: Attitudes on Expanding Social Policies to Cover Nonstandard Workers by Categories of Workers
Figure 5: Biden Rule Knowledge and Support by Categories of Workers
Figure 6: Political Participation by Categories of Workers


#Author Information
Name: Juhyun Bae
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5036-6321
Institution: University of Texas - Rio Grande Valley 
Address: ELABN211 1201 W. University Drive, Edinburg, TX 78539
Email: juhyun.bae@utrgv.edu

#Author Information
Name: Jake Haselswerdt	
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8527-0506
Institution: University of Missouri
Address: E315 Locust Street Bldg., 615 Locust Street, Columbia, MO 65211
Email: haselswerdtj@missouri.edu


#Date of data collection: January 4th to January 18th, 2023, and again from February 15th to 20th, 2023
Geographic location of data collection: USA
Information about funding sources that supported the collection of the data: Research funds from Dr. Jake Haselswerdt (University of Missouri) & Dr. Joan Hermsen (University of Missouri)


#METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION

Instrument- or software-specific information needed to interpret the data: Stata

People involved with sample collection, processing, analysis and/or submission: through the survey firm Forthright Access


